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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek μαντήλη (mantḗlē), μανδίλιον (mandílion), μαντίλιον (mantílion), μανδήλη (mandḗlē, “cloth, hand towel, handkerchief, tablecloth”), from Latin mantēle, mantēlium.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
μαντήλα • (mantíla) f (plural μαντήλες)
- large mantilla or headscarf
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References
- ^ Kriaras, Emmanuel (1995) Νέο ελληνικό λεξικό της σύγχρονης δημοτικής γλώσσας, Athens: Ekdotike Athenon